[ianrail]

Does anyone remember the Class 13 shunters used at Tinsley marshalling yard? They consisted of two Class 08 shunters somewhat modified and permanently coupled together. I believe they were built to cope with the unique hump shunting conditions at Tinsley but I'm not sure about this. For some reason, although I was living quite nearby in Chesterfield, I never went there to see those unique locomotives. Obviously I regret that now as the pictures of them in the Ian Allan books always fascinated me. They were withdrawn in the 1980s. The Wikipedia entry on the Class 13 is quite short so I wondered whether any members had more information or memories of these locomotives?